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(回答先: 既報戦闘:米軍発表イラク死者54は多くても9と住民、民間人も殺され幼稚園に戦車 投稿者 木村愛二 日時 2003 年 12 月 01 日 21:47:34)
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Local doctors say at least eight civilians have died
現地の医者は、少なくとも8人の民間人が死んだと言います。
> An ambush on US troops in Iraq's city of Samarra was an attempt to seize new Iraqi banknotes, the US military say.
イラクのサマラでの米軍への待ち伏せ攻撃は、新しいイラク紙幣をとらえる試みだった、とアメリカ軍は言います。
> The number of Iraqis killed by US forces in Sunday's fighting had risen to 54 from 46, the US military says.
米軍によると、日曜の戦いで米軍によって殺されたイラク人の数は、46人から54人に引き上げられました。
> US commanders initially reported 46 dead and 18 wounded but later raised the death toll without explaining whether the additional victims were insurgents or civilians.
米軍は、当初、死者46名、負傷者18名と報告していましたが、追加の犠牲者が反政府運動家または民間人だったことを説明せずに、死者数を上げました。
> American forces destroyed three buildings being used by insurgents, he said.
アメリカ軍は反政府運動家によって使用されている3つの建物を破壊した、と彼は言いました。
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Last Updated: Monday, 1 December, 2003, 12:52 GMT
Big Iraq ambush 'was bank heist'
An ambush on US troops in Iraq's city of Samarra was an attempt to seize new Iraqi banknotes, the US military say.
"It was a co-ordinated attack... on a convoy... delivering a significant amount of Iraqi currency," US Colonel Fredrick Rudesheim told reporters.
The number of Iraqis killed by US forces in Sunday's fighting had risen to 54 from 46, the US military says.
Residents of the central Iraqi city disputed those figures, saying at most eight or nine people died.
Earlier, eyewitnesses said eight of the dead were civilians - caught in the worst battle involving US troops since major combat operations were declared over on 1 May.
US commanders initially reported 46 dead and 18 wounded but later raised the death toll without explaining whether the additional victims were insurgents or civilians.
US spokesman Lieutenant Colonel William MacDonald said that US forces had fought back with tank fire when they were attacked three times by militants wearing uniforms of the pro-Saddam Fedayeen fighters.
American forces destroyed three buildings being used by insurgents, he said.
"We're sending a clear message that anyone who attempts to attack our convoys will pay the price," the spokesman said.
Samarra is within the so-called "Sunni triangle" north of Baghdad - the heartland of Saddam Hussein loyalists.
'Rooftops and alleys'
Two logistical convoys were moving into Samarra when they came under attack from roadside bombs, small arms, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades, Colonel MacDonald said.
The attacks - one on the east side of the city, the other on the west - were simultaneous and appeared to be co-ordinated.
WEEKEND OF AMBUSHES
Seven Spanish agents killed and one wounded near Hilla
Two Japanese diplomats and their Iraqi driver killed near Tikrit
Two US soldiers killed near the Syrian border
One Colombian contractor killed and two wounded near Balad
Two South Korean electricians killed near Tikrit
Three ambushes foiled by US troops in Samarra
In one of the ambushes, militants had barricaded off the road and opened fire from rooftop positions and out of alleyways.
About an hour after the initial ambushes, four militants in a car attacked another US convoy in Samarra.
All four were wounded and captured in the clash and Kalashnikov rifles recovered from the black BMW.
None of the US soldiers was seriously hurt, the US spokesman said.
"This is the largest [ambush] for our task force since we've been in the area," Colonel MacDonald added.
The BBC's Peter Greste, reporting from the city, says burned out cars are scattered through the streets, and buildings are riddled with bullet holes.
He says there is an unmistakeable sense of anger among local people - who say the US response to the attacks was indiscriminate and unnecessary.
Bloody weekend
South Korea, Spain and Japan have all vowed not to surrender to "terrorism" after weekend attacks on their citizens in Iraq.
Seven Spanish intelligence agents were killed in an ambush on Saturday and two Japanese diplomats died in a separate attack.
The attack on the Spanish agents caused particular revulsion in Spain where images of Iraqis celebrating at the site of the killings were shown widely.
Two South Korean workers and a Colombian contractor were also killed in separate attacks and two US soldiers died in an attack near the Syrian border.
Published: 2003/12/01 12:52:00 GMT
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